Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.02%

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Personal&Household Goods and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.02% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 4.92% or 10.40 points to trade at 221.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) added 2.69% or 72.00 points to end at 2,752.00 and Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) was up 2.38% or 26.50 points to 1,140.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NSISb), which fell 2.41% or 10.50 points to trade at 425.00 at the close. Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) declined 1.92% or 16.80 points to end at 859.40 and Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED) was down 1.51% or 6.20 points to 404.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 71 to 66 and 22 ended unchanged.

Shares in GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.92% or 10.40 to 221.70. Shares in Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.69% or 72.00 to 2,752.00.

Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.53% or 0.41 to $77.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.35% or 0.29 to hit $81.61 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 2.08% or 49.85 to trade at $2,343.05 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was unchanged 0.00% to 6.89, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 104.89.